Douglas Dynamics, Inc. filings document the financial reporting, governance and capital-structure disclosures of a public manufacturer and upfitter of commercial work truck attachments and equipment. Form 8-K reports cover operating results and financial condition, including segment commentary for Work Truck Attachments and Work Truck Solutions, press-release exhibits, material events and capital-structure matters.
Proxy materials describe shareholder voting matters, board composition, director elections, executive compensation and governance practices. Other event disclosures record board appointments and retirements, completed portfolio additions, financial outlook commentary and the formal exhibits that accompany the company’s public reporting.
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. filed a Supplement to its Definitive Proxy Statement to add Joher Akolawala as a nominee to the board for election at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
The Supplement, dated April 2, 2026, updates the proxy for the Annual Meeting to be held on April 29, 2026, and states that stockholders will vote on three directors for terms expiring in 2029 and one director for a term expiring in 2028.
Douglas Dynamics Inc: The Vanguard Group filed an amendment to its Schedule 13G, stating it reports zero beneficial ownership of Common Stock following an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026. The filing explains certain Vanguard subsidiaries or business divisions will report beneficial ownership separately and that Vanguard no longer is deemed to beneficially own those shares.
The filing lists amount beneficially owned: 0 and percent of class: 0%, and shows no sole or shared voting or dispositive power. The signature block is dated 03/26/2026.
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. is soliciting proxies for its 2026 annual meeting on April 29, 2026. Stockholders will vote on electing three directors, an advisory say‑on‑pay resolution, ratifying Deloitte & Touche as 2026 auditor, and approving a charter amendment to extend Delaware officer exculpation.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on March 2, 2026, when 23,084,814 common shares were outstanding, are entitled to one vote per share. The board recommends voting for all director nominees and for all three proposals. In 2025, a say‑on‑pay vote received over 95% support, and CEO Mark Van Genderen’s 2025 total compensation was about $3.0 million, including salary, annual bonus and equity awards tied to adjusted operating income, free cash flow, and adjusted EBITDA margin.
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. President & CEO Mark Van Genderen reported a compensation-related share disposition to cover taxes. On March 9, 2026, 4,705 shares of common stock were disposed of at $44.80 per share through tax withholding. Following this transaction, he directly owns 63,113 common shares, indicating he retains a substantial equity stake after the routine tax-related event.
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. Controller Jon J. Sisulak reported an open-market sale of 977 shares of common stock on March 9, 2026, at an average price of $42.6065 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 14,232 shares.
The filing notes that the sale was carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 11, 2022, indicating it was scheduled in advance rather than timed discretionarily.
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. EVP & CFO Sarah C. Lauber reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On March 9, 2026, 5,152 shares of common stock were withheld at $44.80 per share to cover tax obligations, described as a “payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering securities.” After this transaction, she directly owned 88,277 common shares. This event reflects tax withholding rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. executive Christopher E. Bernauer, President of Work Truck Attachments, sold 869 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at an average price of $42.6065 per share. Following this sale, he directly holds 9,243 shares of the company’s common stock.
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. is soliciting proxies for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 29, 2026 with a record date of March 2, 2026. On the Record Date, 23,084,814 shares of common stock were outstanding.
The proxy lists four proposals: election of directors (three nominees), an advisory vote on executive compensation, ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor, and approval of an amendment to the charter to add officer exculpation. It discloses recent leadership changes: Mark Van Genderen became President and CEO effective March 3, 2025, and Donald W. Sturdivant became Chairman effective April 30, 2025. The proxy also summarizes governance practices, committee compositions, stockholder ownership (several institutional holders >5%), and 2025 executive pay design and outcomes, including a CEO base salary of $700,000 and 2025 annual incentive payouts (e.g., CEO bonus paid at 174.2% of base salary).
Douglas Dynamics director James L. Janik, through the James L. and Susan S. Janik Revocable Trust, made a bona fide gift of 2,000 shares of common stock on February 27, 2026 at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
After this gift transfer, the trust held 116,862 shares indirectly, while Janik also reported 40,136 shares held directly.